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If a body moves with uniform speed in a circular path, its motion is:
AUnaccelerated
BAccelerated
CAt rest
DLinear
✓ Correct Answer: B — Accelerated
Even if speed is constant, the direction changes continuously in a circle, meaning velocity changes, so it is accelerated.
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